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Ever since I was little, I was always attracted to anything fun, girly, and colorful. Later on, as I grew up and started my shoe company as well as my event styling boutique (Party Magic), this “core” personality of mine naturally came out through the design of my events and shoes. Perhaps this was one of the main reasons why I was drawn to children’s parties in the first place, and not weddings!

Being happy never goes out of style.

-Lilly Pulitzer

Prior to this post, I talked about my hero, Cath Kidston. For this post, I want to show you another party I did which was inspired by another hero of mine, the great Lilly Pulitzer:

I am so grateful to Angela, my client, who specifically requested this theme. I would be the first to admit that I haven’t really thought of Lilly Pulitzer as a theme for a child’s party, so when I first heard it from Angela, I immediately thought, why didn’t I think of that before? Because as you will see below, this theme has so many possibilities:

We custom-made these super cute foldable chairs with matching bright prints. It’s so easy to imagine myself lying down there and drinking some cool lemonade!

Whenever I think of Lilly Pulitzer, I always have that image of summer in the sun and watermelons. Hence, the big ass watermelon on the stage:

Not to mention, pineapples:

Lilly is so much fun to style, because there are many things you can do, like insert these Lilly quotes into the stage setup:

I love Lilly not only because of her colorful, summer prints, but mostly because of her philosophy. These two, her signature look and her philosophy, comes hand in hand and defines the person she is:

LILLY PULITZER: A FRESHER TAKE ON THE SUMMER CONCEPT

If your daughter’s birthday is coming up and you’d like a fresher take on the whole “summer”, “picnic” or “sunshine and lemonade” concept, a nice theme to consider would be Lilly Pulitzer. I find this theme more modern and dynamic given the fact that Lilly’s brand not just spans fashion but also the arts as well.

If I’ve been remiss on blogging lately, I have the perfect excuse: I’ve been away travelling! More specifically, I’ve been travelling to one of my most favorite places in the world, New Zealand:

A breathtaking view of Queenstown, New Zealand (taken by yours truly)

New Zealand is rather misrepresented as that peculiar place where there are more sheep than man. I think it is one of the more underrated and underrepresented places for tourism and leisure. If you are the type who loves the outdoors, smog-free air so fresh you could almost taste it, and (literally) endless skies, then NZ is the place to be.

A typical day would involve a relaxing stroll by the lake, feeding ducks, which is exactly what I did with my 2 kids:

It doesn’t seem like it, but this picture was just taken by my smartphone. Talk about picture perfect!

I think travel is food for the soul; there is something inexplicably magical with exploring and discovering new places and people. This is the feeling that I strive to achieve with Party Magic’s events as well – that for a precious few hours, guests feel that they were magically transported to a different place, much like travelling.

ELLA’S CATH KIDSTON AFFAIR

Now, on to business: I’m so excited to show you a party I did some time ago:

The reason for this excitement is because this is my first time doing a theme based on a personal hero of mine, Cath Kidston!

Ella’s daintily designed cake by Jennie Rose Chua. I’m totally crushing on the colors and that huge bow!

Cath Kidston once said that her brand incited a “marmite reaction” – “People either love it and want a little bit of it very much, or want to stab us“. Suffice it to say that I belong to the first camp. I think Cath’s brand incites such colorful creativity in people, that in my case, comes in the form of a rush of dopamine to my head. I just feel happy looking at these patterns and colors!

Below is a more dramatic angle, this time capturing a “waterfall” of ceiling drops:

Just for the fun of it, I decided to include a few strings of cupcake liners since it was so cute and captured the Cath Kidston spirit so precisely:

IT’S ALL IN THE DETAILS

For me, styling is not just about the big things, but also about the little things. It’s those little details that people recognize that make it all truly special. Here are some adornments we made to the stage: [Read more…]

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I'm Michelle, mother of the 2 sweetest girls in the world, Sofia and Chloe. I'm an event stylist and owner of the boutique styling shop, Party Magic. I love doing crafts, design, cooking, and anything that has anything to do with beauty and art.